Fear of death, in fact, is not something worthy of ridicule.
In fact, only those who are afraid of death but have the courage to defeat, surpass, and conquer it are men in the true sense.
The key lies in whether you choose to defeat the thing you fear in your heart or avoid it.
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The dividing line between ordinary people and heroes is right here.
If you overcome fear, you are a hero; if you choose to shrink from fear, you become an ordinary person.
Wei Qing was not a born general, let alone a born hero.
Wei Qing has a very gentle personality and is not a strong-willed person.
On the contrary, in life, he is very good at listening to other people's opinions and respecting other people's ideas.
If he had a choice, he would rather be a handsome gentleman holding letters in hand and reciting poems and composing poems at banquets.
However, things in this world often backfire.
Being born in Manu, he had no choice from the beginning.
Now that fate has pushed him to this position.
Moreover, the burden of guarding the border was already on him at this moment.
When faced with responsibilities, he will never shirk them.
To sacrifice one's life for righteousness, to sacrifice one's country and make one's ambition clear...
It is better to be upright and die, and to live unscrupulously is to save one's life!
As a representative figure of the Han Dynasty and a person who left his name in history, Wei Qing had his own persistence and belief.
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On Wei Qing's side, he led an army of more than a thousand people, marching continuously along the steep mountains where it was difficult for horses to move.
In the process, Wei Qing and others encountered some people hiding from the Huns.
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The people clearly told them some important news, that is, there is indeed a large amount of food and grass in Duanxiang.
This is consistent with the information Wei Qing obtained from the deserters.
Considering that the Tingling camp could not hold out for long, Wei Qing almost had no doubts anymore and immediately led his men and horses towards Duanxiang in a mighty and rapid march at the speed of a rapid march.
the other side.
The faces of the people who fled here were full of horror. It was obvious that they had just escaped from the Huns' scimitars.
In everyone's eyes, tears of sadness were shed for the unfortunate relatives and friends.
The young men in their prime gritted their teeth one by one, unable to hold back the angry blood in their chests, and chose to go with Wei Qing to fight to the death with the Huns.
Among the crowd of old and frail women, there was a woman who watched Wei Qing and others leave, feeling a little dazed for a while.
At this time, someone asked: "Who was that gentleman just now?"
"Wei Qing, the captain of Houtu County."
Behind the team, some soldiers heard the words and replied.
After hearing the word "Wei Qing", the woman clenched her silver teeth and pursed her lips slightly, as if she was thinking about something.
She at this time. He was holding a small cloth bag in one hand and a sword in the other.
It seems that this young woman should have some martial arts skills.
In troubled times, her dressing up is very common.
This woman is about sixteen or seventeen years old.
Her face has the maturity that only an adult woman can have, but still has a hint of childishness about a girl.
She wore a bun that was commonly worn by farm girls. Her black hair was rolled together and fixed on top of her head with a wooden hairpin.
Perhaps because of her status as a woman and her inability to move around, she also put a piece of blue silk on top of her bun.
The long cotton and linen jacket worn outside to keep warm has been washed a little white, and its original azure color can only be barely recognized.
After taking a deep breath, the young woman put down her bun, tied it up with blue silk, then picked up a piece of clay from the ground and smeared it on her face.
After dressing herself up as a man, she chose to stride forward without any hesitation and followed Wei Qing's team.
This young woman’s name is Xu Sheng.
At this moment, Wei Qing didn't know that a woman that he would never forget or let go of in his life was walking towards his team.
Among the people traveling with him, there was an older woman in her thirties, who was probably a relative of Xu Sheng.
Seeing that Xu Sheng, a weak woman, actually wanted to join the army, she hurriedly rushed out of the crowd and grabbed her hand to prevent Xu Sheng from leaving.
Facing the obstruction of his aunt Han Xueyao, Xu Sheng smiled bitterly and said something that left Han Xueyao speechless.
Xu Sheng opened his lips slightly and said: "In these troubled times, even an adult man cannot save his life, let alone a weak woman like me."
"Auntie, I'm not going here to serve the country and the people as officials often say, nor to make achievements..."
"But in order to avenge my relatives, I want to personally recover this bloody debt from the Huns."
After finishing speaking, Xu Sheng cut off the black hair on his head with the sharp sword in his hand, tied his waist with black cloth, and followed closely into the team.
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Here, in order to prevent the Huns from discovering them, Wei Qing and others walked through intermittent no-man's land.
Yes, the northern part of Dai County is different from other places. There is a continuous mountain range in the middle, which leads directly to everywhere.
This mountain range named Mundi is not only unsuitable for the deployment of cavalry, but the water and grass are not fertile.
The Huns were not interested in this place at all.
This is also the reason why the Huns have not discovered Wei Qing and others until now.
In a place like this, if Wei Qing and others encountered the Huns, it would be like a blind cat looking for a mouse to kill.
However, everything in the world is not perfect.
Wei Qing led his army through the mountains and hills, leaving the Western Mountains and heading east. Less than two miles away, they ran into a checkpoint set by the Huns.
With more than a thousand elite soldiers, conquering this level will not be a problem.
However, this will also expose their actions and purposes, causing their plan to ultimately fail and fall short.
Therefore, after Wei Qing gathered all the guides who were familiar with the terrain together, they began to discuss countermeasures.
Wei Qing's right hand pointed to the mountain road behind him and asked, "Can we take a detour, bypass it, and go directly to Duanxiang?"
After hearing Wei Qing's words, everyone stared at each other, and no one dared to speak first.
"My lord, you are confused."
Bai Yunsheng heard this and replied helplessly.
"To go to Huangcheng, we need to go to Linzhai, to go to Chun County, we need to go to Zhuguan, and to go to Duanxiang, we need to go to Juguan. We are going to Duanxiang..."
"No matter how you go around, you can't avoid the Huns."
"As far as I'm concerned, let's just tackle the problem directly!"
After hearing Bai Yunsheng's words, Wei Qing sighed quietly and was about to say something...
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However, at this moment, a local hunter suddenly interrupted and said: If we take a detour, we don't have to go through Juguan in front of us. "
Hearing this, everyone turned around to look.
